Leicester vs Boro 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

Leicester City

45'+4': Jordan Ayew (P)

FT
1 - 1

Middlesbrough

90': Alfie Jones
90'+6': Luke Ayling

Introduction

Leicester City are hosting Middlesbrough at King Power Stadium, Leicester, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

23': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
45'+4': Goal! Leicester City 1, Middlesbrough 0. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
45'+5': First Half ends, Leicester City 1, Middlesbrough 0.
45': Substitution, Leicester City. Asmir Begovic replaces Jakub Stolarczyk because of an injury.
49': Jordan James (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Julián Carranza.
63': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Riley McGree replaces David Strelec.
63': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sverre Nypan replaces Delano Burgzorg.
67': Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Substitution, Leicester City. Bobby De Cordova-Reid replaces Jordan James.
69': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Kaly Sène replaces Hayden Hackney.
85': Substitution, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi replaces Abdul Fatawu.
85': Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Oliver Skipp.
85': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sontje Hansen replaces Morgan Whittaker.
85': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sam Silvera replaces Matt Targett.
90': Alfie Jones (Middlesbrough) is shown the red card.
90'+3': Patson Daka (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Goal! Leicester City 1, Middlesbrough 1. Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Callum Brittain with a cross.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 28,389

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+26	Coventry City	14	31	1
+12	Stoke City	14	27	3
+5	Middlesbrough	14	26	2
-3	Millwall	14	24	4

Full Table

Statistics

MID		LEI
11	Fouls	18
1	Yellow Cards	6
1	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	3
1	Saves	3
63.3	Possession	36.7
17	SHOTS	6
4	ON GOAL	2
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
457	Accurate Passes	237
533	Passes	319
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
6	Accurate Crosses	4
30	Crosses	11
0.2	Cross %	0.4
55	Long Balls	54
25	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	0
18	Effective Tackles	15
21	Tackles	21
0.9	Tackle %	0.7
7	Interceptions	9
14	Effective Clearances	40
14	Clearances	40

Line-Ups

Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Jakub Stolarczyk (GK)
4	Ben Nelson
23	Jannik Vestergaard
33	Luke Thomas
5	Caleb Okoli
6	Jordan James
22	Oliver Skipp
8	Harry Winks
18	Julián Carranza
9	Jordan Ayew
7	Fatawu Issahaku

Substitutes:

Ricardo Pereira, Boubakary Soumaré, Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Hamza Choudhury, Stephy Mavididi, Asmir Begovic, Wout Faes, Jeremy Monga, Patson Daka.

Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
31	Solomon Brynn (GK)
5	Alfie Jones
12	Luke Ayling
3	Matt Targett
2	Callum Brittain
13	David Strelec
18	Aidan Morris
7	Hayden Hackney
9	Tommy Conway
10	Delano Burgzorg
11	Morgan Whittaker